NIGP 17595: Water Purification Apparatus and Treatments (for Distilled, Reagent Water, etc.)

NIGP 17595 Water Purification Apparatus And Treatments (For Distilled, Reagent Water, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses rental, maintenance, and operation of reverse osmosis systems, deionized water purification units, water softening equipment, and chemical treatment programs for municipal water systems, laboratory facilities, and institutional operations. State and local buyers under this code procure turnkey systems with performance specifications, maintenance-as-a-service contracts with biweekly or monthly schedules, replacement parts and consumables, operator training and certification, and system-monitoring services. Issuing bodies span county sheriff and detention facilities, municipal water departments, school districts, transit authorities, state environmental and natural resources agencies, and university systems. County governments and municipal water utilities dominate recent activity, with repeat solicitation patterns around reverse osmosis maintenance at custody facilities and laboratory-grade deionized water purification at forensic or analytical labs. School districts procure water softeners and treatment systems for food service operations; state environmental agencies buy maintenance for equipment serving employee or residential potable-water needs.

Recent opportunities cluster in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The County of Orange, California Sheriff-Coroner is renting and maintaining 25 reverse osmosis systems with hot and cold coolers at the Theo Lacy Facility (IFB 0603042002CC, due October 29, 2026), with a 5 percent local small-business preference and 8 percent available for dual-certified local and disabled-veteran vendors; the contract term runs five years through November 2031 with firm fixed monthly fees and background clearances required for contractor personnel. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is procuring preventative maintenance for Millipore and Milli-Q deionized water purification systems at its Forensic Laboratory (RFP 2027RFP00069, due September 9, 2026), with biannual service visits and local business preference of 5 to 10 percent. The School Board of Marion County, Florida is requesting installation and repair services for water softening systems across twelve campus cafeterias (RFP 4123AM, due June 10, 2026), with monthly water-quality monitoring for twelve months post-installation. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking maintenance for a Raindance TV-8000 reverse osmosis system serving 25–30 employees at the Salt Slough Office in Los Banos (IFB P2640005, due August 7, 2026), with 5 percent small-business and additional 5 percent disabled-veteran incentives. The University of Texas at Austin is soliciting design, installation, and commissioning of a turnkey ultrapure deionized water system rated 300 GPM primary with 250 GPM point-of-use polishing and operator staffing over a 15-year operations period (RFP 72126089, due June 24, 2026), with mandatory VetHUB subcontracting-plan requirements and comprehensive SCADA controls and training specifications.